WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: * * * ALSOBROOKS: RFK IS DESTROYING OUR PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTIONS. HE SHOULD BE FIRED. * August 28, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement after news that CDC Director Susan Monarez was fired from the CDC - less than a month into her role - and four other CDC officials have now submitted their resignations. "For the l  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The American Kidney Fund, Rockville, Maryland, has expressed its concerns regarding a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) concerning payment rates for dialysis services, addressing the various challenges faced by patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). In a public comment letter, the nation's leading kidney nonprofit emphasized the need for adjustments in the ESRD bundled payment update to align better with real health care cost in  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The American Occupational Therapy Association, Bethesda, Maryland, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education addressing concerns regarding the proposed priorities for the School-Based Mental Health Services Program. AOTA advocates for enhancing access to school-based mental health services, especially in high-need educational areas. However, they express worry that the current proposals disproportionately favor only school psychologists and   more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 29 (TNSjou) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * An experimental NOAA tool that predicts hourly wildfire hazards across the U.S. The Hourly Wildfire Potential Index is the first wildfire behavior model that refreshes every hour. * Wildfire was once a seasonal concern primarily for the western United States and Great Plains. It has now become a year-round threat in many parts of the country, devastating communit  more

STUTTGART, Germany, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, a service component of the U.S. Africa Command, issued the following news: * * * Army Reserve judge advocate brings rule of law course to Africa VICENZA, Italy -- Few residents of Hagerstown, Maryland, realize their school board lawyer is also a superwoman of sorts. Monday through Friday, U.S. Army Capt. Brooke Gomulka serves as in-house counsel, but during drill weekends she dons a different cape as a U.S. Arm  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Army Reserve judge advocate brings rule of law course to Africa * VICENZA, Italy - Few residents of Hagerstown, Maryland, realize their school board lawyer is also a superwoman of sorts. Monday through Friday, Capt. Brooke Gomulka serves as in-house counsel, but on weekends she dons a different cape as a U.S. Army Reserve judge advocate with the 360th Civil Affairs Brigade. Currently, sh  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Baltimore CBP intercepts nearly 104 pounds of the psychedelic drug DMT destined to Harford County, MD * BALTIMORE - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Baltimore seized nearly 104 pounds of Dimethyltryptamine, an LSD-like hallucinogenic, on Monday that was destined to an address in Harford County, Maryland. CBP officers intercepted a similar smug  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following report (No. P30-10) by Isabelle R. Notter and Sara Robinson entitled "Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates: 2021." Here are excerpts: * * * HIGHLIGHTS * Based on median household income estimates for the 3,142 counties in the United States, 73.1 percent (2,298 counties) did not experience a significant change in real median household income between 2007 - the year before the Great Recession - and 2021. In the sam  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Ivey Joins Maryland Delegation Members to Urge USDA to Keep Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Open * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Glenn Ivey, Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.) warned U.S. Department of Agriculture leadership that closing the Bel  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman McClain Delaney Calls on Commerce Department to Clarify BEAD Funding for Critical Nondeployment Programs * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (D-MD) led nine of her colleagues in sending a letter to the Department of Commerce and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), requesting immediate clarification on how Broadba  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Connecticut Department of Transportation, on behalf of the states making up the Northeast Corridor have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation responding to the Department's Request for Information regarding surface transportation proposals aimed at addressing America's critical infrastructure needs. The enclosed principles by the Northeast Corridor state members, namely Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Yo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Federal Labor Relations Authority issued the following decision (Case No. WA-RP-24-0078): * * * UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE (Agency) and LOCAL 713-S, PRINTING, PACKAGING & PRODUCTION WORKERS UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (Incumbent/Labor Organization) and INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS (Petitioner/Labor Organization) WA RP 24 0078 ORDER DENYING APPLICATION FOR REVIEW * * * Before the Authority: Colleen Duffy Kiko, Chairman, and Anne Wagner, Me  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer, Maryland Delegation Members Urge USDA to Keep Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Open, Detailing Harms to American Farmers if Shuttered * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-MD), and U.S. Representatives Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), April McClain Dela  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: * * * ICYMI: Senator Alsobrooks and Congresswoman McClain Delaney Host Town Hall, Alsobrooks Attends Events Across Western Maryland * August 28, 2025 FREDERICK, MD - In case you missed it, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (D-Md.-06) hosted a community conversation in Frederick at Hood College. Before the town hall, Senator Alsobr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Delegation Members Urge USDA to Keep Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Open, Detailing Harms to American Farmers if Shuttered * U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Glenn Ivey, Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.) warned U.S. Department of Agriculture leadership tha  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The National Association of School Psychologists, Bethesda, Maryland, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education regarding the proposed priorities and requirements for the School Based Mental Health Services Grant Program. The organization, representing nearly 25,000 school psychologists and educators, urged the Department to enhance access to school psychological services, highlighting their essential role in supporting student mental health  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSFR) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has given its approval to the decommissioning plans for the spent fuel storage at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 (TMI-1). The decision came after a review of the financial plans submitted by two companies, Exelon Generation Co., Chicago, Illinois, and Constellation Energy Generation, Baltimore, Maryland. The commission concluded that the proposed action will not have a harmful impact on the environment. A final envi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Offers Disaster Relief to Pennsylvania Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Drought and Excessive Heat * WASHINGTON -The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans to small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Pennsylvania who sustained economic losses caused by d  more

COLUMBIA, Maryland, Aug. 29 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2025: * * * TEDCO Announces First Round of SBIR/STTR Matching Funds Awardees Three awardees receive a total of $175,000 through the program * TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announced the first three awardees of the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Matching Funds (Matching Funds) progra  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 29 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service issued the following news: * * * Twenty Years After Katrina: NOAA Satellite Advancements for Hurricane Forecasts and Tracking Twenty years ago, Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and coastal Mississippi. It was one of the deadliest hurricanes on record and remains the costliest hurricane in U.S. history. The 2005 Atlantic hurricane seas  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Designates York County, Pennsylvania as Natural Disaster Area for Excessive Heat and Drought * This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Alsobrooks, McClain Delaney Announce $684,537 to Support Students at Western Maryland Colleges * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representative April McClain Delaney (all D-Md.) announced $684,537 in federal funding for higher education institutions in Western Maryland to support low-income students, first-generation students, and students with d  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * ViaQuest, LLC to Pay $175,000 for EEOC Disability Charge * Resolves federal charge company failed to provide reasonable accommodation and refused to hire applicant because of her disability CLEVELAND - Dublin, Ohio-based ViaQuest, LLC and its affiliates, ViaQuest Healthcare Central, LLC and ViaQuest Day and Employment Services, LLC will pay $175,000 and implement significant injuncti  more